Dentists’ knowledge and preference regarding gingival displacement methods

BMC Oral Health

Research

Faleh A. Sawair¹  Abeer Alhadidi¹  Aya Al-Asmar²  Islam Abd Alraheam²  Susan Hattar²  Saif Abu Hamour³  Amira Aldroubi³ 

[1] Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan;Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan;Intern, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan;

关键词: Gingival displacement;    Gingival retraction;    Retraction cord;    Retraction paste;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12903-023-03218-1

 received in 2023-03-08, accepted in 2023-07-11,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionAn accurate impression is an essential procedure for fabricating indirect fixed restorations. To achieve a precise final impression, the management of gingival tissue is without doubt a crucial.AimTo evaluate the use of different gingival displacement techniques among dental clinicians and to assess their associated knowledge and technique preferences.MethodsA self-designed survey was created electronically and sent to a list of dentists. The survey was composed of multiple sections. Participants who stated that they do not use GD methods were asked to answer the survey questions based on their knowledge. Descriptive statistics were generated, andChi-square test was used to examine the association between the different variables.ResultsA total of 188 dentists participated in this study. The majority 144 (76.6%) use GD in their practice. When asked which technique yields a more accurate impression with lower incidence of repeating the impression, 93 (64.6%) reported retraction cord technique with a hemostatic agent results in a higher impression accuracy, while only 14 (9.7%) declared the retraction paste technique as being more accurate.ConclusionThe cordless GD technique is believed to be easier, faster, and less traumatic to the gingival tissues, nevertheless, the outcome of dental impressions is believed to be more predictable with the use of conventional retraction cords and hemostatic medicaments.

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